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Chunjang Pocha
춘장포차 Chunjang is the fermented black bean paste behind jjajangmyeon, and pocha is short for pojangmacha, a casual Korean drinking tent or pub.
Compiled from 25 blog posts read in fullSources →
Chunjang Pocha is a Chinese-style drinking spot at 188 Donggyo-ro in Mapo, described as a two-to-five-minute walk from Exit 1 of Hongik University Station. It opens at 5 pm and sells small plates such as yuringi, fried aubergine, chilli prawns and egg soup with rice crisps for 4,900 to 9,900 won each, so tables order several and share them over draught beer or highballs. The most-ordered dishes were yuringi (16 posts), fried aubergine and the egg soup (10 each) and chilli prawns (9). We read 30 posts from 24 November 2025 to 7 October 2026; 25 of them record an actual visit.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 마포구 동교로 188, 1층 (동교동)188 Donggyo-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul
- Phone0507-1435-6575
- Typical spend₩2,900 – ₩21,900
- From the station13 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 41 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 20 posts: 8 wrote 17:00–02:00, 7 wrote Daily 17:00–02:00, 6 wrote Friday 17:00–03:00.
| No day given | 17:00–02:00 | 8 of 20 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | 17:00–02:00 | 7 of 20 posts |
| Mon–Sat | 17:00–02:00 | 3 of 20 posts |
| Friday | 17:00–03:00 | |
| Saturday | 17:00–03:00 | |
| Last order | 01:00 | 11 of 12 posts |
| Last order | Friday 02:00 | 6 of 12 posts |
| Last order | Saturday 02:00 | 6 of 12 posts |
| Closed | Sunday | 3 of 4 posts |
Rows without a count: 6 of 20 posts.
Counted from what bloggers wrote in their posts; we did not confirm it with the restaurant. Where the values differ, it may be a change over time rather than a disagreement, so we show when each one was written.
What sets it apart
- All 25 visits call it cheap. One couple had two dishes plus a bottle each of soju and beer for a bill in the 20,000-won range; another found three dishes cost about the same as one dish at other bars. Terra draught is written up at 2,900 won for a 300 ml glass, though one writer felt the small glass made it poor value.
- Ten posts say the frying is crisp — one called the sweet-and-sour pork shatteringly crisp with thick meat, another praised the thin, crunchy batter on the aubergine.
- Nine posts mention small street-side tables out front, pojangmacha style. Most recommend them in good weather; one August visitor said nobody could sit out there in the heat.
- Six posts describe window seats facing the street. One couple pushed to the front on a full Saturday night found it less stuffy for the view; another noted partitions between the two-person window seats.
8 more
- It is not a quiet place. Five posts describe it as loud — very loud music, booming voices at the next table. One writer found it calm enough for conversation, and one was undecided.
- Four posts say it is cramped: one writer bumped a table on the way past and got a bruise, another said the small room is packed with tables, leaving each group little space. One post found the spacing generous and one called it adequate.
- Six posts ordered from a tablet at the table or a kiosk.
- Three posts note that black bean paste and raw onion arrive on the table unasked, like the onion that comes with jjajangmyeon.
- Four posts say the food came quickly; none complained of a wait.
- Five posts mention the open kitchen.
- Thirteen posts put it two to five minutes on foot from Exit 1 of Hongik University Station.
- Nine posts went with friends; one with a partner and one as a group of four. Several suggest it suits drinking alone, but nobody actually went alone.
What 25 bloggers said
yuringi
Not expensive
We read all 25 in full. The most common claims are “Not expensive” (25) and “Crispy batter” (10).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Where they disagree
| Large portions | yes 5 · no 2 |
|---|
Things you can check on site
- Reachable by transit 13 of 25 posts
- Outdoor terrace seating 9 of 25 posts
- Self-order screen 6 of 25 posts
- Large windows 6 of 25 posts
- Open kitchen 5 of 25 posts
- Complimentary starter 3 of 25 posts
- Review event 2 of 25 posts
- Air conditioned 1 of 25 posts
- Separate restrooms 1 of 25 posts
- Coupon 1 of 25 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 9 of 25 posts
- Group visit 1 of 25 posts
- Date 1 of 25 posts
Where it is
We could not find this shop’s own listing on Naver Map, so the link searches for its Korean name around this spot instead.
From the station
13 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| Toilet inside | yes 0 · no 1 (of 25 posts read) |
|---|---|
| Separate restrooms | 1 of 25 posts |
No visitor states which floor it is on. The address says ground floor and many mention street-side tables, but nobody describes steps at the entrance.
Nobody mentions a step at the door or getting in with a wheelchair or pram — that means unknown, not absent. Several posts do describe the room as cramped.
Only one post covers the toilet: it is in the next building, with separate men's and women's rooms. No other post mentions it.
No one mentioned: Second floor · In a basement · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Accessible toilet. That is not the same as there being none — it means we could not confirm it. Worth calling ahead, and do tell us: we will put it here.
How to read these posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves7 of 25 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way18 of 25 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 28 posts we gathered, 3 went up on a single day right after a TV spot and show no sign of a visit. They retell the broadcast, so we left them out of the counts.
We do not discard them. That a TV spot produced a burst of posts is itself something worth knowing about a place, and a star rating will not show it.
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 2 |
| 2026-01 | 3 |
| 2026-02 | 5 |
| 2026-03 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 4 |
| 2026-07 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
What we do not know
- Prices for the same dish differ by 1,000 won between posts: yuringi appears at 7,900 won in four posts and 8,900 won in eight (three of those copied from the listing), and the egg soup at both 5,900 and 6,900 won. Both figures turn up in the same months, so we do not read it as a price change; nobody explains the difference.
- Portions divide opinion: five posts call them generous, two say small, and five are mixed from plate to plate. Writers counted exactly five cream prawns, five chilli prawns and about seven pieces of kkanpunggi.
- Waiting varies: one couple got the last table around 8:30 on a Saturday night and watched later arrivals turned away, while others walked straight in at an off-peak hour or found little wait on a Friday evening. Another post found it already full at 6 pm on a Saturday.
- Opening hours change over time in the posts. Six posts from November 2025 to February 2026 give 5 pm to 2 am Sunday to Thursday and to 3 am on Fridays and Saturdays; three from March and April 2026 add a Sunday closure; posts from May to August say 5 pm to 2 am daily, last order 1 am, one adding open every day of the year. Nearly all of this is copied from the listing, and a September post again says 3 am at weekends while another says 1 am, so we cannot confirm current hours.
- Many posts give the same phone number, 0507-1435-6575. One notes Naver booking slots at 5:00, 5:30 and 6:00 pm, but nobody actually booked.
- Some posts arrive in clusters — three on 27 February 2026, two on 8–9 April, four on 18–19 June — repeating the same phrases about a Chinese-cuisine expert cooking and draught beer, soju and highballs. One still contains the shop's own voice inviting readers to phone the store, and another writer said they lost interest after seeing so many sponsored reviews. None discloses sponsorship; seven say they paid themselves.
- An August 2026 post noted yangjangpi was missing but a half-size version, banjangpi, had since appeared; the same visitor found the black pepper beef sold out.
Sources (25)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
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- 홍대입구역 - 가성비좋은 중식포차 " 춘장포차 " 2026-08-30 · 봄오후2시 · via Daum
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- 홍대입구역맛집_춘장포차, 가성비 미쳐버린 술먹기좋은 힙한 중국.... 2026-07-13 · Moo.Bstory
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- [ 홍대 춘장포자 ] 홍대맛집 찾다가 발견한 춘장포차🍻 홍콩 감성 가득했던 저녁 2026-06-19 · 소이좋게지내기:) · via Daum
- 홍대입구역 술집 가성비끝판왕 '춘장포차' 다녀왔어요. 2026-06-18 · 앵니
- 홍대술집 춘장포차 홍대입구역점_ 가성비 좋은 안주 맛집 추천 2026-06-18 · 별이 될 이야기
- 홍대 춘장포차 | 가성비 좋은 중식 포차 술집 내돈내산 솔직 후기, .... 2026-05-23 · 깜자의 공간
- 가격은 싼데 맛은 제대로인 홍대가성비술집 춘장포차 홍대입구역점 2026-04-09 · 삶을 톺아보다
- [홍대입구역] 가성비 최고의 홍대 중식 포차, 갓성비 안주 맛집 <춘.... 2026-04-08 · 서울 먹보의 맛집 탐방기
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- 연남동 술집 춘장포자, 홍대입구 포차 감성에 2차 술집으로 딱 좋은 .... 2026-03-28 · 엔돌핀듀
- ! 홍대 술집 ! 동교동 맛집 ! 초저가 중화요리 맛집 춘장포차 2026-02-28 · 정심이
- 홍대술집 춘장포차_가성비 칠리새우까지 대만족 후기 2026-02-27 · 가득로그: 똑띠 비교하는 후기
- 가성비 끝판왕 홍대 술집 <춘장포차 홍대입구역점> 리뷰 2026-02-27 · 미녀미의 하루
- [서울 홍대]'춘장포차 홍대입구역점' 홍대 한복판에서 찾은 '갓성비'.... 2026-02-27 · 조선생의 일기장
- 고퀄리티 중식 안주가 있는 홍대 춘장포차 가성비 술집 가지튀김 맛.... 2026-02-14 · 적당히 삽시다
- [동교동/홍대입구역 맛집] 춘장포차 - 초저가 중화요리 2026-01-14 · 파비우
- 홍대 술집 초저가 중식 포차 혼술 2차술집 마라탕 9,900 마파두부 6,900.... 2026-01-14 · It's a beautiful life. God bless you!
- 홍대 가성비 중식맛집 술집 춘장포차홍대입구역점 2026-01-12 · 20대 평범한 여자직장인 일상
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- 홍대 가성비 술집 춘장포차 방문기 연남동·홍대입구 술집 데이트 .... 2025-11-24 · 스노보드타는 자덕
Of 348 candidate posts we opened 94 and kept 25 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.